Elwkeel 2007.

Methods	RCT n=65
Participants	CAF (adults)
Interventions	lignocaine 5% tid 6 weeks vs clove oil 1% tid 6 weeks
Outcomes	healing itching
Notes	AS unclear, AC unclear, B unclear, SS not stated ITT+ RNS 8 drop outs F/U 3 months
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	not stated
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	not stated
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes	High risk	single blinded
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	High risk	side effects reported only itching
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Low risk
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	High risk
Duration of Follow‐up 6 months or more	High risk	6 weeks